Rhapsody of the Seas Review

Warning Cozumel shopping scam

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steencondo12
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Nov 2017
Cabin: Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Had a great time on the Rhapsody but first a warning.

We were in Cozumel in late Sept on the Oasis. At that time my wife was looking for jewelry with the orange Mexican opal. We thought we had found what we were looking for in the store Plateria Dantele 950. One of the new smaller stores you come to first on the far right as you enter the shopping area. The manager showed us the jewelry and claimed it was gold settings with diamond chips, looked really great. He told us he would discount the set 50.00 if we would give him 100.00 cash and the balance of 520.00 would go on our credit card. We purchased the jewelry with the guarantee from him of the quality and that the store was a preferred Royal Caribbean vendor. When he handed us the jewelry it was in a box, in a bag and he said he put the sales slip with it. We returned to the ship and put the jewelry away until we returned home. My wife needed a matching bracelet to complete the set and since the store didn't have what she was looking for we decided just to take it home and shop some more or on our next trip since we cruise about once a month in the winter. When we returned home my wife decided to look at her purchase to see if she could find a bracelet to match locally. Here's the killer, When my wife couldn't find the receipt she wanted to see if the gold was 10 or 14 CT but under a magnifying glass she found .925 stamped into it, YUP silver not gold, just gold plated and when a jeweler looked at it he put a retail price on it of 128.00 for the entire set. The good news is our credit card company put a hold on any additional payment and disputed the bill with the store. We do not have to pay the 520.00 on my card because they agreed we got scammed. So for the 100.00 we gave in cash looks like we broke about even but it could have been a lot worse. My warning is don't believe anyone in the stores, better to pay a few extra bucks and shop in real RC backed stores. On the upside, since my wife seldom buys costume jewelry but said she liked the set and will keep it I saved a bundle, Boy that was close.

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Cabin Review

Superior Ocean View Stateroom with Balcony

Cabin D2

Lots of storage, very clean, great steward.

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